Get your calendars out and mark the date! The 2016 Book Fest is set for Saturday, October 8. This will be our 5th annual festival, and we’re looking forward to rolling out a great event for the wonderful literary community of Southern Oregon. We’ll have some blasts from the past as well as exciting changes, so […]
Join the Friends of Hannon Library as they honor and celebrate former Oregon Poet Laureate, William Stafford, and his 102nd birthday with an outpouring of creativity. January 21, 2016 7:00-9:00 PM Meese Room Cellist and composer Daniel Sperry will begin the program, putting two of Stafford’s poems to music, followed by readings from local poets. […]
Julie Helmandollar has lived an incredible life. She graduated high school with an associate’s degree at age 16. She is now 22 and already has worked as an English professor, taught beginning professors how to teach, and is now the coordinator for SOU’s Tutoring Center, an integral part of the Learning Commons at Hannon Library. […]
John Trudell (b. Feb. 15, 1946 – d. Dec. 8, 2015) was a Native activist and poet that made history in 1969 when he and a group of Native American activists occupied Alcatraz Island for over a year. This action led to the American Indian Movement (AIM) and other prominent Native American rights initiatives. Trudell was […]
Bill Bateman is a magician, emcee, entertainer, and now the new Instructional Coordinator at SOU’s Center for Instructional Support, located at Hannon Library. Bateman has a long background in a diverse range of professions, but he’s particularly enjoying his welcome here at Southern Oregon University. He comments, “I have not met anyone here who does […]